The O.C. - Netflix

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A slick hit about a troubled L.A. teen taken in by an idealistic lawyer
and his family in affluent Orange County. The series filled the
youth-soap hole left by the departed '90210,' but quickly proved itself
far more gritty---and witty. In addition, early plots set up an
appealing balance between the kids and grown-ups, who were portrayed as
real people with real problems, instead of sounding boards for the
unblemished Romeos and Juliets.

Type: Scripted

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: 2003-08-05

The O.C. - The O.C. (season 1) - Netflix

The first season of The O.C. commenced airing in the United States on
August 5, 2003, concluded on May 5, 2004, and consisted of 27 episodes.
It tells the story of “the Cohen and Cooper families, and Ryan [Atwood],
a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks” who is thrust into
the wealthy, harbor-front community of Newport Beach, Orange County,
California and “will forever change the lives of the residents”. The
first seven episodes of The O.C. aired in the US on Tuesdays at 9:00
p.m. on FOX, a terrestrial television network. Following a seven-week
mid-season hiatus, the remainder of the season aired on Wednesdays at
9:00 pm. The season was released on DVD as a seven disc boxed set under
the title of The O.C.: The Complete First Season on September 26, 2004
by Warner Bros. Home Video. On June 17, 2008 the season became available
to purchase for registered users of the US iTunes Store. In the United
Kingdom the season premiere aired at 9:00 pm. Sunday March 7, 2004 on
Channel 4 with the second episode airing immediately after, on sister
station E4. After taking a hiatus over summer, the show returned in
early September to a 1:00 p.m. slot as part of T4. In Canada it aired on
CTV Television Network and in Australia it was first broadcast on Nine
Network, but dropped it after three episodes. Network Ten subsequently
picked up the show, airing it in its entirety.